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Chatham County, NC Chatham County, NC Meeting Minutes Board of Commissioners Monday, April 15, 2019 6:00 PM Agriculture & Conference Center Work Session - 3:00 PM - Agriculture & Conference Center Present: 5 - Chair Mike Dasher,Vice Chair Diana Hales,Commissioner Jim Crawford,Commissioner Karen Howard and Commissioner Walter Petty PUBLIC INPUT SESSION Barbara Pugh submitted the following comments: Commissioners, I appreciate your willingness to make this time available to receive input from your constituents on a very emotional issue about the monument in front of the courthouse. I thank you for making the statue safe in the face of perceived challenges and for your continuing support of the North Carolina law regarding memorials of remembrance. Per the demographics given on the Chatham County website, the estimated 2017 census of the county is given as 71,472. The petition for removal of the statue represents slightly more than one percent of the population. The statue is not a symbol of hate nor a celebration of war. In big letters on the statue the words "THIS MONUMENT IS THE GIFT OF THOSE WHO REVERE THE MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER." It is a memorial to boys and men who were comrades, fathers, husbands, brothers, uncles, and friends as surely as the other monuments exist today to men for their sacrifices including Union troops, World War I, II, Korea, Vietnam, and currently war in the Middle East. It stands beside the flag of the United States of America. Hopefully its presence can remind us that we should not repeat mistakes made and that war is an awful thing. Currently many harsh words have been written and verbalized about and between residents here in the county. This is not right. It is hurtful to denigrate long­standing respect and friendships between neighbors sometimes built on generations of living together. The statue has a home right where it stands. Look at the statue as a representation of peace. See in its shadow a community of people working together to exemplify progress made over the years to be a kinder world where diverse people live, work, play, worship, love and are respected right here. May we not tear down but build up. Respectfully submitted to the Commissioners, April 15, 2019. Barbara Pugh Firstly a citizen of Chatham County but also President, Winnie Davis Chapter #259 Marie Harrison submitted the following comments: Chatham County, NC Page 1 Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes April 15, 2019 Per the NC Department of Non­Public Education, as of school year 2017­2018, there were 580 registered homeschools in Chatham County, with a total of 980 students. As of last year, there were also five private schools in Chatham County with a total of 171students. This means the total of non­public registered Chatham County students as of last year were 1,151. Homeschool parents adhere to the state laws governing home education and support those laws. When our children graduate from homeschool or private high school in Chatham County, they are recognized as legal high school graduates by the State of North Carolina. All of the homeschool families in Chatham County pay taxes which support local government, infrastructure and public schools. None of the homeschool families benefit in any way from the taxes which support local public schools. And none of us expect to benefit from said taxes. The new Promise program with CCCC currently excludes homeschoolers and private­ schoolers from receiving the financial benefits of subsidized college education at the community college level, even if the college currently has home or private­educated students enrolled in the previous program which had already recognized their college­level abilities and subsequent grades. It does, however, benefit those students whose parents are quite likely not even on the Chatham County tax rolls, per the CCCC website: "Am I still eligible for the Central Carolina Promise program if I am classified as out­of­state, undocumented, or a DACA student? Yes. The Central Carolina Promise program will cover tuition and fees up to the in­state tuition rate. The student would be responsible for paying the difference in cost from in­state to out­ of­state." I am here to request that our homeschooled and private­schooled high school graduates be included in this new Promise program. Retaining good students in the local community college can only benefit Chatham County, as the students will live, work, spend money and hopefully settle down to reside in this county. Thank you. BOARD PRIORITIES 19-3006 Vote on a request to consider the amended contract for Chatham Promise Attachments: Chatham County Promise MOU_updated draft CCCC Provost Mark Hall reviewed the requested changes to the Chatham Promise agreement. Commissioner Howard asked if CCCC has any sense of the number of students that would qualify for the program. Dr. Hall said there are about 50­60 juniors and seniors enrolled in homeschool programs that would be eligible for the program. A motion was made by Commissioner Petty, seconded by Commissioner Crawford, that this Contract, attached hereto andy by reference made a part Chatham County, NC Page 2 Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes April 15, 2019 hereof, be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chair Dasher, Vice Chair Hales, Commissioner Crawford, Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Petty 19-3021 Vote on a request to review, comment, and endorse the Chatham County Triangle Area Rural Transportation Organization (TARPO) and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) draft transportation project lists to be considered for submittal to the State Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) for the Prioritization 6.0 process. Attachments: TARPO Project List DCHC MPO Project List Spot 6.0 Powerpoint SPOT 6.0 Viewer Planner Chance Mullis reviewed the specifics of the request. A motion was made by Vice Chair Hales, seconded by Commissioner Howard, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chair Dasher, Vice Chair Hales, Commissioner Crawford, Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Petty 19-3036 Discuss directing staff to contact the local board of elections and the State board of elections and complete all requirements in order to have the Article 46 sales tax advisory referendum included on the ballot during the March 3, 2020 statewide primary. Budget Analyst Darrell Butts reviewed the specifics of the request. Mr. Butts stated the funds can be used for any allowable expense. The Board can pass a resolution stating the intended use. A resolution does not bind future boards. Commissioner Petty stated he is in favor in putting this on the ballot but he thinks the Board should decide the intended use of the funds before it goes on the ballot. The residents need to know what they are voting for. A motion was made by Vice Chair Hales, seconded by Commissioner Howard, to direct staff to move forward with next steps. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chair Dasher, Vice Chair Hales, Commissioner Crawford, Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Petty CLOSED SESSION 19-3032 Closed session to discuss matters relating to personnel and attorney-client privilege. A motion was made by Commissioner Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Hales, Chatham County, NC Page 3 Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes April 15, 2019 to approve going out of the Work Session and convening in Closed Session to discuss matters relating to personnel and attorney-client privilege. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chair Dasher, Vice Chair Hales, Commissioner Crawford, Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Petty ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Crawford, seconded by Commissioner Howard, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chair Dasher, Vice Chair Hales, Commissioner Crawford, Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Petty End of Work Session Regular Session - 6:00 PM - Agriculture & Conference Center Present: 5 - Chair Mike Dasher,Vice Chair Diana Hales,Commissioner Jim Crawford,Commissioner Karen Howard and Commissioner Walter Petty INVOCATION and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Dasher invited everyone to pause for a moment of silence and reflection after which he invited everyone present to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Petty asked the Board if he could read a prepared statement: Thank you for allowing me this time. As the meeting progresses, people normally leave once the agenda item they are interested in is handled. I wanted to cover this before everyone dispersed. I’ve spent much of the past year evaluating priorities and some of the accomplishments of the board during my time serving on it. The truth is I never thought I would serve more than one term yet here I am nine years later on term three. Over these past nine years I’ve done my best to stay away from party politics or political agendas. I’ve tried to stay away from issues that aren’t truly beneficial to the wellbeing of CHATHAM county and to serve all citizens based on the facts as I understood them. I’ve focused on looking after tax payers’ dollars as if they were my own. I prioritized and invested in those areas that fall within the core functions of our county government. In the first few years of my term you saw an increase in budget without any tax rate increases. You saw an increase in funding for our schools and public safety again, all while seeing a prolonged period of ZERO tax increase. I worked closely with the school superintendent to structure the first of its kind bonus program for our teachers. I’m honored to have been a part of a team making Chatham welcoming to everybody, increasing the commercial tax base and creating more job opportunities.
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